60NYT > David D. McKiernantopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/david_d_mckiernan/index.html?inline=nyt-perNews about David D. McKiernan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 22:14:40 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comPentagon Ousts Top Commander In Afghan Warhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E6D8103AF931A25756C0A96F9C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David D. McKiernan, was forced out Monday in an abrupt shake-up intended to bring a more aggressive and innovative approach to a worsening seven-year war. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gatesannounced...By ELISABETH BUMILLER and THOM SHANKER; Eric Schmitt and Jeff Zeleny contributed reportingTue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E6D8103AF931A25756C0A96F9C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCommander’s Ouster Is Tied to Shift in Afghan Warhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/05/11/world/11military-75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The replacement of Gen. David D. McKiernan less than a year after he took over marks a major change in leadership in a worsening war environment.By ELISABETH BUMILLER and THOM SHANKERTue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. General Says Allies ‘Not Winning’ Afghan Warhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/world/asia/10afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe remarks by Gen. David D. McKiernan in a BBC interview are likely to play into a debate in Britain over Washington’s perception of British effectiveness.By ALAN COWELLTue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/world/asia/10afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGeneral Sees Long Term for Afghanistan Builduphttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/washington/19pentagon.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe top American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the heightened troop levels that President Obama ordered for Afghanistan could remain in place for as long as five years.By ELISABETH BUMILLERThu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/washington/19pentagon.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTaliban Haven in Pakistani City Raises Fearshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/world/asia/10quetta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/world/asia/10quetta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/02/10/world/quetta75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Violence in southern Afghanistan suggests a flow of arms, fighters and money from the Pakistani city of Quetta.By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTITue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/world/asia/10quetta.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOfficial Calls for Sensitivity to Afghan Demandshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe chief of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said that military operations should be conducted with more care and cultural sensitivity.By KIRK SEMPLEMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAfghan Strategy Poses Stiff Challenge for Obamahttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/world/asia/02strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/world/asia/02strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/12/02/world/02strategy2_75a.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Experts caution that a troop increase in Afghanistan is unlikely to lead to the sort of turnaround seen in Iraq.By MICHAEL R. GORDONTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/world/asia/02strategy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFighting the Last War?http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30wwln-lede-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30wwln-lede-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/11/30/magazine/30lede-75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A surge might not work in Afghanistan. Here’s what could.By NOAH FELDMANSun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30wwln-lede-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAfghans’ Toll Shakes Generalshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/weekinreview/19burns.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/weekinreview/19burns.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/10/19/weekinreview/19burns.751.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A lesson from the Soviets’ defeat: Civilian deaths can undermine a strategy.By JOHN F. BURNSSun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/weekinreview/19burns.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSenior U.S. Commanders to Assess Afghanistan Missionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/washington/17military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/washington/17military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/10/17/world/17military_75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The assessment will be combined into a comprehensive White House review of Afghanistan policy that is to be completed next month after the presidential election.By ERIC SCHMITTFri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/washington/17military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss